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117. NuMENius PH^opus (Lath.). " Ko-shaku-shigi.^^ 

 Not uncommon. This is the N. tahitiensis of Perry's Expe- 

 dition. (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1877, p. 146.) 



Yezo, Tokio, Yokohama. 



118. Ibis nippon, T. & S. '' Toki." 



Common on the flats around the head of Tokio Bay. Breeds 

 in Yezo. (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1875, p. 455.) 



119. Ibis PROPiNQUA, Swinh. '^ Kuro-toki.'' 



Not uncommon about Omou, Tokio. No specimen yet sent 

 for comparison. 



120. Platalea major, T. & S. '^ Hera-sagi.'' 

 Rather scarce. (Whitely, Ibis, 1867, p. 204.) 

 Hakodadi, Tokio. 



121. Platalea minor, T. & S. " Ho-hera-sagi." 

 Figured in the ' Fauna Japonica.' 



122. Nycticorax GRisEus (Linn.). "Seguro-goi" (Young 

 Goisagi) . 



Ardea nycticorax, F. J. 



Generally distributed in South Japan. Eggs and young 

 obtained from a Heronry below Kotchi Castle, Tosa, in July. 

 Nest placed on the highest branches of tall trees. No spe- 

 cimens from Yezo. (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1877, p. 147.) 



Tokio, Yokohama, Yamato, Tosa. 



123. GoisACHius melanolophus (Raffles) . " Miso-goi." 

 Ardea goisagi, F. J. 



One specimen, obtained from Yokoska, Tokio Bay. 



124. BoTAURUs STELLARis (L.). '^ Saukanogoi.'' 

 Observed about Tokio. Common in Yezo. (Swinhoe, Ibis, 



1875, p. 455.) 



125. Ardetta eurhythma, Swinh. " Yoshi-goi.'' 

 Specimens obtained in Yezo. (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1876, p. 335.) 



126. Ardetta, sp. inc. 



Specimens obtained in Yezo — perhaps Ardea scapularis of 



the ' Fauna- Japonica ' list. 



127. Ardea cinerea, L. " Ao-sagi.'' 



Occasionally seen about Tokio ; specimens obtained in 

 Yezo. (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1876, p. 335.) 



